Deal Alert: UK Microsoft Store discounts original Microsoft Band to £49.99 [Update: Out of stock]

Update: Well, that was quick. The Microsoft Band already looks to be out of stock on the UK Microsoft Store. Hope you were quick!

Original story: In November, Microsoft discounted the original Microsoft Band fitness wearable down to just £49.99 for a limited time. The company is currently offering that same discount again for the first Band, and it is supposed to last until March 1 or until Microsoft runs out of stock.

As with the last promotion, Microsoft is throwing in a free extra charging cable, £16.99, with this deal. Keep in mind that Microsoft is likely trying to get rid of its inventory of the first Band to make way for the more recent Microsoft Band 2, so supplies of the first Band may be low.

So if they clear the stock, what happens if you need to make a warranty claim?

I don't expect MSFT to just give Band 2s for faulty Band 1s so I'm afraid the same thing might happen which happened to my Surface RT touch cover when I went to exchange it for a new piece due to it being faulty. They said they don't have them anymore and only have the Touch Cover 2, which they however cannot simply give me in exchange. So I was left either with keeping my faulty TC1 or turning it in and receiving its 'trade-in value', which was about 50 % of the original price, and paying up for the TC2 :/ Not what I would call a good warranty experience...